Sleeping garment



Feb. 23 1926.

C. HILDRETH- SLEEPING GARMENT Filed May' 19, 1923 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

UNITED sTATas PATENT OFFICE.

CARSON I-IILDRETH, F LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

Application mea May 19, 1923. serial No. 640,205.

ability for use as a lounging robe or bath-V robe in addition to its main use as a sleeping garment.

rlie general object of my invention is to provide ay garment of the indicated type f which will be highly efficient asa sleeping garment in protecting those parts of the wearer which usually are left substantially unprotected kby bed clothes.

The nature of the invention and itsl `distinguishing features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specilication, it being'understood that the drawf ings are merely illustrative of examples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a sleeping garment embodying my invention, ak portion of the back pocket and of the outer fold of the inserted pad being broken away and a corner of the interlining` in Said pad as well as a corner of the back fold of the pad being' turned up. l

Figure 2 is a rear view of the. inserted rfid;

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section at the bac-k of the garment.

in carrying out my invention in practice as per the illustrated examples, the garment is formed with sleeves 10 and is produced 'of a length to leave a surplus or extension below the feet of the wearer as clearly shown in Figure 1.

A back lining is provided in the form of a pad designated generally by the numeral ing ele-ments B1, 32.

123 and composed ofmaterial returned on itself comprising' an outer side 27 and an in ner side 28 provided for receiving an intermediate interlining layer 29 which preferably is of chamois. On the inner fold 2S of the pad 123 have shown fastening elements 30 adapted to engage` the fastening elements 25 on the back 26. Also, the opposed faces of the interlining 29 and the rea-r fold 28 of the pad have matingfastentener elements designated respectively 33, 34e.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated examples constitute practical embodiments of my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied wit-hout departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. v

Hcving thus described my invention, l claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a garment formed with a pocket at the back thereof, a pad accommodated' in said pocket, said pad having inner and outer folds, and an interlining accommodated between the inner and outer folds of said pad, together with fastener means to secure the` interlining to one of the folds of the pad, and fastener means to hold a fold of the pad to one of the walls of the pocket.

2. As a` new article of manufacture, a garment formed with a` pocket at the back thereof, a pad removably held in said. pocket, said pad formed of material returned on itself to present inner and outer folds connecting,` at the top, an interlining a-cconiimodated between the inner and outer folds and detachably secured to said pad, and means to fasten the rear fold of the said pad to the opposed surface of the back wall of the pocket.

' CARSON HILDRETH,

The outer and inner folds 27, 28 ofthe pad 123 have mating fassov 

